So, I enjoy modifying my towns so that I can customize them, and add things that aren't in them by default...

But as of late, I've had a very weird issue... Sometimes when going into Build Mode from Edit Town, half the UI disappears (all that I can see other than the main semi-puck, is oddly enough part of the wall tool UI... It seems to happen at random, and while I can use F5 to open the menu, when I click Edit Town, it puts my cursor into an endless load loop...

My specs well exceed the recommended specs for this game, and I do force vSync on, so I doubt it's an overheating issue, despite appearing like one...

I've lost hours of work from this damn bug, and it seems near impossible to diagnose due to the randomness of it's occurance... So, has anyone else had this issue? If so, how did you fix it...

Thank you...

It's not just your game. This problem appeared awhile back and so far, I haven't been able to find a solution. I just save very often so that I won't lose a lot of work already done. There's a discussion about this in the CAW section...
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=514263

After trying different things, I believe that the only one who can do something about this is EA.

Thanks for the response, but the way that issue was described, it doesn't seem like the same issue... The hanging part on going into edit town fits, but the broken UI upon opening the lot doesn't seem to be mentioned...

Edit: I managed to find an image of the thing I'm experiencing, but the cure for the person who posted it was using F5 to go to Edit Town, which just seems to cause a hang for me...


Also, it's worth mentioning that the Edit Town button turns into the Live Mode Button, as shown...

I know but since the fading of the UI is the same, then you might have a different version of the same bug. I could be wrong, though, I admit that, but it's a odd coincidence, especially since your pic looks exactly the same as in my game. I'm still looking for solution, nevertheless. Have you tested without CC?

Hi, I've been looking for a solution for this problem because I have encountered it just a second ago. I actually solved this myself so here it is: press F2 on keyboard, wait until it loads and then press F1. If F1 or F2 aren't working, try pressing fn + F2 (at the same time) and then fn + F2 (also at the same time). It depends on how your keyboard and computer works. Don't forget to save your game in live mode so you don't lose the progress that you've made.
Replying to this old discussion so people who come across this can solve the problem.

what's fn?

I used to have the same glitch, so the only suggestion that seems to work is I save all the time after building one lot and/or make some changes to existing one, and always quit the game after building for more than four hours or so.

It is related to the game... When that bugs occurs you can't switch to live mode, buy mode n build mode. But since live mode is accessible by the ,,F1" key, buy mode by ,,F2" key and build mode by the ,,F3" key, I tried switching the modes with the help of these patricular keys. It worked. That's why I shared that solution, because it worked for me.

I'm not sure if this will work if you entered Build Mode from Edit Town, but you can just press the pause button in the upper right corner of the screen. I do this every time I have this bug. The game normally goes into live mode and you can just simply save the game. But remember that this will only work if you haven't clicked anything else on the interface, because then the cursor will start spinning and the game will freeze forever. Sorry for my English.

I shared a solution and you're telling me that I am not aware of the harm my suggestion could cause? My laptop works in a way that I need the fn key for a lot of things. I used to own a laptop that did not need me to use the fn key at all, so it really matters what type of laptop you have. I'm pretty sure that disabling the wifi or decreasing/increasing brightness has nothing to do with screwing up the system or harming it. Fn is related to the F keys because I cannot use them without it. They only work when I use the additional Fn key. Outside the game Fn+F5 for example lowers my brightness and I am aware of that. Some people need them like I do, some don't. Your hardware matters. I am in no way trying to sabotage other people's system and pressing the Fn keys along with F keys will not cause it. I don't know what do you mean by your whole reply, but you're not giving me any benefits. Please don't talk to me like that.